Chicago police took two people into custody late Saturday after shots were fired inside a South Loop movie theater during an argument over payment for a Lyft ride, authorities said.
The incident was reported at around 7:30 p.m. at the ShowPlace ICON Theatre located at the Roosevelt Collection, according to law enforcement. Officers initially responded to a shots fired call at the theater and were led to two suspects who had been detained by security.
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WATCH HEREOne of the suspects, Babacar Mbengue, 35, told police that he and the other individual, a 16-year-old boy, had arrived at the theater and got into an argument over who should pay for a Lyft ride, according to the police report. Mbengue followed the teen into theater where an altercation ensued, and at one point, the teen dropped a loaded handgun, the report stated. The 35-year-old then picked up the weapon and "intentionally discharged" an unknown number of rounds inside the theater, police said.
Mbengue was arrested for felony reckless discharge of a firearm, while the teen was taken into custody for felony unlawful use of a weapon of a person less than 21 years old, authorities stated.
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